Alborz province

Alborz province (Persian: استان البرز, Ostān-e Alborz) is one of the 31 provinces of Iran.[1][2] Karaj is the seat of the province, which is situated 10 km west of Tehran, at the foothills of the Alborz mountains. It is Iran's smallest province in area.[1]

For the mountain range in northern Iran, see Alborz.
For the county in Qazvin province, Iran, see Alborz County.
Alborz province
Ostān-e Alborz
Province
Map of Iran with Alborz highlighted
Location of Alborz province within Iran
Coordinates: 35°56′N 50°54′E
CountryIran
RegionRegion 1
CapitalKaraj
Counties7
Government
 • Governor-generalMojtaba Abdollahi
Area
 • Total5,833 km2 (2,252 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total2,712,400
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+03:30 (IRST)
Main language(s)Persian

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the districts that were later to form the province had a population of 2,053,233.[3] The first census after the creation of Alborz province counted 2,412,513 people in 2011.[4] According to the National Census of 2016, the population had increased to 2,712,400 people, of whom 92.6% lived in urban areas.[5] The majority of the population of Alborz identify as ethnic Persians.

Administrative divisions

Alborz province population history
Administrative Divisions2011[4]2016[5]
Chaharbagh County1——
Eshtehard County37,876
Fardis County271,829
Karaj County1,973,470
Nazarabad County152,437
Savojbolagh County259,973
Taleqan County16,815
Total2,412,5132,712,400
1Separated from Savojbolagh County in 2019.[6]

Cities

According to the 2016 census, 2,512,737 people (over 92% of the population of Alborz province) live in the following cities: Asara 1,339, Chaharbagh 48,828, Eshtehard 29,993, Fardis 181,174, Garmdarreh 22,726, Golsar 13,745, Hashtgerd 55,640, Kamal Shahr 141,669, Karaj 1,592,492, Kuhsar 10,940, Mahdasht 62,910, Meshkin Dasht 62,005, Mohammadshahr 119,418, Nazarabad 119,512, Shahr-e Jadid-e Hashtgerd 42,147, Taleqan 3,545, and Tankaman 4,654.[5]

Transportation
  • Metro: Tehran Metro is connected with Karaj through Line 5 (dark green). There are 3 metro stations in the province: Karaj, Mohammadshahr, and Golshahr. The other line from Golshahr to Hashtgerd for 25 kilometers long and has the capacity of transporting 250,000 passengers daily.[7][8]
  • Train: All trains that connect Tehran with the western parts of Iran and those that go to Turkey, pass through Karaj and most of them stop at Karaj railway station.
  • Bus: Karaj is on Free Way 2, which connects Tehran and Tabriz.[9]
  • Shared Taxi: Several shared taxi (savari) stations offer the possibility to come from Tehran to different parts of Alborz province. The stations are located in Vanak, Tajrish, Enghelab, and Azadi. Their price varies from 40,000 to 50,000 rials, depending on their routes.[10][11]

References
  1. Majlis extends term of councils, votes for new province, Tehran Times, Retrieved on 24 June 2010.
  2. MPs vote for new province of Alborz Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine, Khabaronline, Retrieved on 24 June 2010. (Persian)
  3. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 23. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 30. Archived from the original (Excel) on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. "Letter of approval regarding country divisions in Savojbolagh County, Alborz province". Research Center Majlis (in Persian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. "Golshahr-Hashtgerd electric train line". The Iran Project. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  8. "Karaj railway station", Wikipedia, 2022-09-21, retrieved 2022-11-24
  9. "International Travel & Local Transportation | International Workshop on UI GreenMetric". iwgm.ui.ac.id. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  10. Makvandi, Fatemeh (2021-07-27). "Iran Taxi - Quick and Complete Guide - experience Iran like a local". TAPPersia. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  11. says, Farzad (2019-03-19). "Everything you need to know about taxis in Iran". Lost With Purpose - Solo female travel off the beaten track. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
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